The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator

The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator

What is the ACT-Accelerator →
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Since April 2020, the ACT-Accelerator partnership, launched by WHO and partners, has supported the fastest, most coordinated, and successful global effort in history to develop tools to fight a disease. With significant advances in research and development by academia, private sector and government initiatives, the ACT-Accelerator is on the cusp of securing a way to end the acute phase of the pandemic by deploying the tests, treatments and vaccines the world needs.

Donors commit to fund the scale up of the ACT-Accelerator but warn additional funding is critical to support its success

Interactive Access to COVID-19 Tools funding commitment tracker
23 March 2021 12:30 – 15:00 CET

5th Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator Facilitation Council meeting

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9 April 2021

Access to COVID-19 tools funding commitment tracker

The ACT Accelerator initial needs were of US$ 38.1 billion to complete its work of delivering tests, treatments and vaccines around the world to treat...

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6 April 2021

What is the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, how is it structured and how does it work?

This 'How it works' document gives an overview of the ACT Accelerator's structure, detailing which organizations co-lead each of the pillars: vaccines...

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19 March 2021

Pre-briefing on diagnostics and therapeutics

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12 March 2021

ACT-A prioritized strategy and budget for 2021

The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator Strategy and Budget will be periodically updated to reflect the evolving epidemiological situation, knowledge...

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The ACT-Accelerator is organized into four pillars of work: diagnostics, treatment, vaccines and health system strengthening. Each pillar is vital to the overall effort and involves innovation and collaboration.

Cross-cutting all of the work, and fundamental to the goals of the ACT-Accelerator, is the Access and Allocation workstream that is led by WHO and is developing the principles, framework and mechanisms needed to ensure the fair and equitable allocation of these tools.